The candidate for governor faults Ritter's process in crafting new oil and gas rules. 03/19/2010 Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper told a business group Thursday that it's "crazy" to raise fees or taxes when revenues are down, or for Colorado to be known as an anti-business state.
03/19/2010 - U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has settled on the persona of a Washington reformer as the best way to steer his election bid through the choppy waters of 2010, touting an ambitious "fix-it" agenda in his first campaign ad this week.
03/19/2010 - House Democrats initiated a 72-hour final countdown Thursday on their year-long effort to overhaul the health care system, unveiling a nearly final version of the legislation that promptly won additional support by promising to more than pay for itself over the next decade.
03/19/2010 - Colorado Rep. Betsy Markey announced Thursday that she will support a compromise bill on health care reform, helping create a sense of momentum among Democrats that they will have the votes to pass the bill in a rare Sunday vote.
03/19/2010 - Pinnacol Assurance, the state-chartered workers' compensation insurance fund that wants to be privatized, said Thursday it's willing to offer the state more money — $130 million more — to do that.
